I haven't Steel'. As it now stands, these hatcheries are set to be closed July 1st. I still think this may be a political pawn by Gov. Kitzhaber to force and emergency session in June, which seems likely now, to re-address these budget issues. I can't think of any other reasonable reason to concentrate the closures near the metro area of Portland, and to devestate the economy in one area of the north coastal towns!!! Even if they were to save a little more money by opting not to close a couple of the other candidates, this will cause a downfall of state tax revenue from the then economically hurt north coast! It would venture to say that the lower revenue could offset the savings from those 3 closures. IT MAKES LITTLE SENSE! Got to be political, in attempting to get a new session to come up with dollars elsewhere - where the Gov. would prefer. There is still $65 million dollars in the general fund from the state lottery that can be used, but the admin. is adamant about not wanting to use any of that. WHY? The reasons aren't clear or good enough.

And this is not only a fishing issue. There are a lot of other needed programs for struggling people out there! Stay tuned.

RT